Azithromycin-induced rash in infectious mononucleosis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 939-941

  Dakdouki, Ghenwa K ^a   Obeid, Khalil H ^a   Kanj, Souha S ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFUROXIME; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RASH; SKIN DEFECT; SORE THROAT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROAT CULTURE;

ADULT; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EXANTHEMA; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE;

EID: 0036993703     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0036554021000026949     Document Type: Article

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